Top Home-Brewed Coffee In Philly
Old City Coffee
221 Church St
Philadelphia, PA 19106
(215) 629-9292
www.oldcitycoffee.com
At Old City Coffee you can find coffee and even teas to brew at home. Their most popular choice is the San Francisco Blend which is 60% Sumatra and 40% French Roast, making a very full-bodied blend. Old City was established in 1984 so they have been serving the Philadelphia area for their coffee needs for some time now. All of the coffee is roasted in-house in tiny batches to keep quality levels high. They also serve a small menu of light bites to go with your coffee. You can order online, and shipping is free when you purchase $40 worth of coffee. You can also visit them at the Reading Terminal Market.
Menagerie Coffee
18 S. Third St.
Philadelphia, PA 19106
www.menageriecoffee.com
Also located in Old City, Menagerie Coffee offers locally roasted beans which is considered by many to some of the best home brewed coffee you can find in the city that is neither too dark nor too light. Many enjoy a visit here because of their hand poured coffee drinks by true baristas. If you are considering staying a while, they also sell locally sourced food, which they refer to as "small eats." The café itself is a clean, warm and inviting atmosphere, with both indoor and outdoor seating.
Boardwalk Beans
514 W. Washington Ave.
Pleasantville, NJ 08232
(609) 389-9255
www.boardwalkbeans.com
Boardwalk Beans is a family run small bean roaster business, built on the love of coffee. Established in 2012, Boardwalk Beans selects the best beans and personally roasts them to order. You will get the freshest beans possible as they roast them just prior to shipping. They are selective about their selection of beans and only purchase from farms which use the most natural techniques and have the highest regard for farming. The majority of their coffee is organic and fair trade certified. There is no storefront, so your primary way of getting their beans is to visit their website to order. They also offer a "Rolling Chair" coffee service. This is a monthly delivery of a minimum of 2 different roasts (and up to 6) in 12 oz. bags which will ship automatically. Prices begin at $26 a month for 2 bags. Flavors will vary throughout the year based on bean availability.
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Grindcore House
1515 South 4th St.
Philadelphia, PA. 19147
(215) 839-3333
www.grindcorehouse.com
Grindcore House is a top pick because it's one of the more interesting places you will ever go for coffee. Here they combine the love of Heavy Metal music with the vegan lifestyle. The coffee here is only fair trade coffee, which is ground in-house. You can purchase it to take home to brew, but people love to enjoy it inhouse for the atmosphere. You will have a wide selection of non-dairy milks such as almond, coconut, and soy for latte lovers. They make up a nice selection of vegan and vegetarian sandwiches, salads, and desserts. Grindcore House is dog friendly as well.
Anthony's Italian Coffee House And Chocolate House
903 S.9th St.
Philadelphia, PA 19147
(215) 627-2586
www.italiancoffeehouse.com
Over in the Italian Market you can find some delicious home brewed coffee you can take home, and delectable treats to go with it. Anthony's Italian Coffee House and Chocolate house is exactly as its names, this is where you go for delicious pastries, some made with chocolate and a variety of handcraft chocolate and coffee. The small shop in Bella Vista and have been since 1995 but the original family has been selling food to the neighborhood since the early 1900's.
Christina Dagnelli is a freelance writer in Philadelphia and the author of Little Squares with Colors: A Different way to look at autism. Her work on examiner can be found here Examiner.com.
